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Air India flight lost control during 300-foot plunge, report says
An airplane flying from Phuket to Delhi suddenly dropped very fast in the sky.
The drop was about 300 feet, which is almost as tall as a big building.
Some people on the plane got hurt, and a few had to go to the hospital.
The plane did not crash, and everyone arrived safely.
Air India said nobody had very serious injuries.
A report says the plane briefly lost control of some important systems.
The plane has parts called hydraulic systems, and all three of them had problems at the same time.
That is very unusual and makes the plane hard to control.
Experts are now investigating what happened to make sure it does not happen again.
Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi plunged about 300 feet on August 4.
The Airbus A320 (VT-EXO) briefly lost flight control after registering losses in all three hydraulic systems, per a preliminary Airbus analysis.
Twenty-four people were injured — 20 passengers and four cabin crew — and 17 were hospitalised.
The aircraft carried 137 passengers, six cabin crew, and two pilots; Air India said there were no serious injuries.
The incident is classified as serious and is under investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
- Who
- Passengers and crew aboard Air India flight AI2379 (137 passengers, six cabin crew, two pilots), with 20 passengers and four cabin crew injured.
- What
- The Airbus A320 suddenly dropped about 300 feet, briefly lost flight control, and injured 24 people.
- Where
- Mid-air on a flight from Phuket to Delhi
- When
- August 4
- Why
- The aircraft registered losses in all three hydraulic systems, causing a brief loss of flight controls; the cause is under investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
Key facts
- Airline
- Air India
- Flight
- AI2379
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320 (registration VT-EXO)
- Route
- Phuket to Delhi
- Date
- August 4
- Altitude Drop
- About 300 feet
- Injuries
- 24 injured (20 passengers, 4 cabin crew); 17 hospitalised
- Investigation
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)








